Monthly Archives: April 2009

Making the art market transparent – the Artprice story video

ART MARKET DATABASE If you are interested in how the internet is transforming the art market, you will be fascinated by this video which tells the nuts and bolts story of developing and running an auction price database. By making price and … Continue reading

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Top 14 books on Southeast Asian art by Adeline Ooi

ART BOOKS INDONESIA MALAYSIA SINGAPORE PHILIPPINES THAILAND This primer reading list has been selected by Adeline Ooi of Kuala Lumpur-based Rogue Art, an art consultancy group specialising in the management of art projects, exhibitions, collections and publications. Adeline will be … Continue reading

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Three recession strategies for selling art in Shanghai – Shanghai Daily

CHINESE ART MARKET Art galleries are hooking up with hotels, art projects are on hold, and artists are printing fine art onto silk scarves. Just about everyone in the art world is compromising in the economic downturn, reports Wang Jie … Continue reading

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MOMA acquires Israeli artist Guy Ben-Ner video Moby Dick

ISRAELI NEW MEDIA This year Israeli artist’s Guy Ben-Ner’s Moby Dick (2000) has been acquired by MOMA. Ben-Ner was born in 1969 and is resident in New York and Berlin. He represented Israel in Venice Biennale 2005. His art, resonant … Continue reading

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Inspiring art in important Indonesian art shows Spring 2009

INDONESIAN ART REVIEWS Indonesian art has proved a real inspiration in these times of cynicism and economic despair says Adeline Ooi after her tour of some of the most important exhibitions of Indonesian art around Southeast Asia this spring. Read on for … Continue reading

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